Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-22
ISAIAH RICHARDSON

The death of Isaiah Richardson at the venera-
ule Hr ~ ~ years, which took place. at his dauph-
ter : hotnr in Charlrmont, Mass on the nth inst
removes a man who, for the greater part of the
present century, was actively Identified with the
dArhnng anu community interests of Brattleb1ro
The Richardson ancestry was of good old Emo
hsh stock. In 1886 members of the family emf
grated to this country and settled in Midway.
Mass, spreading thence, some 10 New Salem and
some 10 Worcester county. They were men of
energy activity, and of good repute in the Young
colony II was from the Wore ster county branch
tuat Isaiah Richardson came. He was the son of
ISAIAH and Esther BigrloW Richardson and Was
born in Athu Feb s. l1g2 In 1888 the family r,..
moved 10 Bratteboro, settling on the farm which
Is now owned 10y the town ON the Marlboro South
road. Here they lived five years when they NOV
ed to the farm now occupied by H Plummer, and
then known as the Monroe farm. In the family
there We're two sons and five daughters In lai5
Isaiah, the subject of this sketch bought the 70
now owned by Dwight and Cotton Mather and
the same year he married Kelsey Stearns. daugh.
Ter Of Reuben and Anne Stewart Stearns, and an.
thg iarm on which they lived for nifty Years their
golden wedding being celebrated there in 1885.
len children We're born TO Mr.. and Mrs Rich
afdsoh, These We're William F., who al 20 wears
old, Is still une of the most active and entrrnris
lng of irattlehOro citizens; Maria Z MIR, StoI,gh
tom who died IN 1868 Henry Gates who died in
INFANCY; Lucy A. mrs. Tyler of Charlemoutl
aged 63; Charles j., now Of Princeton. iii AGED
o.; John H., now of Medway Mass aged 5g.
Frederick g. now Of Marion, Ohio, aged 81; Aus
TN l., now of JalneShurE n. j., aged So and his
twin brother, Oscar w. who died In 1881; Eliza.
beth A. Mrs, Mhltakerl, who died ia 1859
ar, Richardson's active life was that of the in,
dustnous, thrifty, self-respecting New England
farmer OF the ulden time, and his children wert
trained upln the same useful, wholesome. WAYS ot
lie Tie was a man of excellent habits a strong
temperance man, an enemy of tobacco, an earn
est anii-slaVery man, and a man whose influence
was always felt ON the right side in all community
aialis lie had bright mind, and was of a "a
clal' genial temperament, which brimmed over n
love OF fun and an unusual brightness al n.
paltee TO the last Even after the hand Of Old Az
had been so laid upon him in tie last few weeks OF
ms life that il was evident that he would not agair
leave ms bed, his chtldron found him as ready /,
turn the tables On them with bright, quick saving,
as ne had been Ia the prime of his manhood M,
lhCst ACTIVITY, too, was preserved "a deere,
almost as remarkable as that of his mind n 1,
not long since his tall slender tigurr active ale1
ana well.kept, was familiar sight an the street,
OF hrattleboro during his yearly visits 10 his s0n
William r. Richardson
ON the day following their golden wedding in
1873 Mr. and Mrs Richardson moved 10 Mes
brattlehorQ into the house which is now the Con
Sresational parsonage, and here they lived unit
Mrs richardson death In the summer of 1874